1. أَي مَحتِدَ الخَطَر المؤَيَّد

    وأَرُومةَ الفخر الموَطَّد

    O source of firmly upheld eminence,

    and root of firmly established glory,

  2. لا زلتَ تزهو بالبَها

    وتَذِيلُ في عِزٍّ مؤَبَّد

    may you ever shine with splendor,

    and trail your robes in everlasting honor.

  3. ضاءَت بطلعتك البِلا

    دُ كأَنَّ وجهك ضوءُ فَرقَد

    At your appearance the lands shone,

    as though your face were Farqad's light.

  4. طَلُقَت بكم غُصنُ الجِبا

    هِ وزال منها ما تجعَّد

    Through you, the bough of brows grew cheerful,

    and their wrinkles vanished.

  5. يَومٌ رِكابُ القَيلِ حَلَّ

    بربعنا يُثنَى ويُحمَد

    The day the prince's mounts arrived

    at our abode is lauded and praised.

  6. لم ينحصر ما فيك من

    أيام بل أَسنَى وأَسعَد

    Beyond counting is what you hold of

    days—nay, more radiant and more fortunate.

  7. سعدُ السعودِ وغُرَّة ال

    حُسن الثناءُ ولو تعدَّد

    Fortune of fortunes, and the radiant brow of

    beauty—praise, however manifold.

  8. قد ناسبَ الاسمُ المسمَّى

    والخِلالُ الغُرُّ تَشهَد

    The name has indeed befitted its bearer,

    and your noble qualities bear witness.

  9. بل قد تُرَى كل المحا

    مدِ فيك إِمَّا قيل أَحمَد

    Indeed, all praises may be seen

    in you whenever 'Ahmad' is spoken.

  10. قد عُدت عن مدحي عَلا

    كَ مقهقراً والعَودُ أَحمَد

    I have withdrawn from praising your eminence,

    in retreat—and returning is more praiseworthy.

  11. انت الشِهابيُّ الشهاب

    العزم والماضي المُهنَّد

    You are the Shihabi, the meteor,

    resolve itself, and the keen Indian-forged sword.

  12. دُم سالماً من حادثٍ

    ما ان شدا طيرٌ وغَرَّد

    Remain safe from misfortune,

    as long as a bird sings and trills.

  13. ولتبقَ ما بَقِيَ الزمانُ

    على الدوامِ وما تجدَّد

    And may you endure as long as time endures,

    forever, and as it renews itself,

  14. عدلاً بحكمٍ إنما

    هذا الذي يُرجَى ويُقصد

    just in judgment; only

    this is hoped for and sought.